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Ovulidae Fleming, 1822 
AphiaID: 1747

Classification: Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Gastropoda (Class) > Caenogastropoda (Subclass) > Littorinimorpha (Order) > Cypraeoidea (Superfamily)
Status accepted
Record
status
 Checked by Taxonomic Editor
Rank Family
Parent Cypraeoidea
Sources  basis of record: Cate, C. N. 1973. A systematic revision of the recent Cypraeid family Ovulidae. Veliger 15 (supplement): 1-117. [details]

basis of record: Lorenz F. & Fehse D. (2009) The living Ovulidae. A manual of the families of allied cowries: Ovulidae, Pediculariidae and Eocypraeidae. Hackenheim: Conchbooks. [details]

Direct child
taxa

[show all]
 Subfamily Aclyvolvinae Fehse, 2007
  » Genus Aclyvolva Cate, 1973
» Genus Hiatavolva Cate, 1973
» Genus Kuroshiovolva Azuma & Cate, 1971
» Genus Hiata Cate, 1973 accepted as Hiatavolva Cate, 1973
Subfamily Eocypraeinae Schilder, 1924
  » Genus Sphaerocypraea Schilder, 1925
» Genus Chimaeria Briano, 1993 accepted as Sphaerocypraea Schilder, 1925
Subfamily Ovulinae Fleming, 1828
  » Genus Calcarovula Cate, 1973
» Genus Kurodavolva Azuma, 1987
» Genus Ovula Bruguière, 1789
» Genus Pellasimnia Schilder, 1939
» Genus Phenacovolva Iredale, 1930
» Genus Takasagovolva Azuma, 1974
» Genus Volva Röding, 1798
» Genus Amphiperas Gronovius, 1781 accepted as Ovula Bruguière, 1789
» Genus Birostra Swainson, 1840 accepted as Volva Röding, 1798
» Genus Birostris Fabricius, 1823 accepted as Volva Röding, 1798
» Genus Calcaria Cate, 1973 accepted as Calcarovula Cate, 1973
» Genus Ovulum G. B. Sowerby I, 1829 accepted as Ovula Bruguière, 1789
» Genus Parlicium Schilder, 1939 accepted as Ovula Bruguière, 1789
» Genus Radius Montfort, 1810 accepted as Volva Röding, 1798
Subfamily Prionovolvinae Fehse, 2007
  » Genus Archivolva Lorenz & Fehse, 2009
» Genus Calpurnus Montfort, 1810
» Genus Carpiscula Cate, 1973
» Genus Crenavolva Cate, 1973
» Genus Cuspivolva Cate, 1973
» Genus Dentiovula Habe, 1961
» Genus Diminovula Iredale, 1930
» Genus Globovula Cate, 1973
» Genus Habuprionovolva Azuma, 1970
» Genus Margovula Iredale, 1935
» Genus Primovula Thiele, 1925
» Genus Prionovolva Iredale, 1930
» Genus Procalpurnus Thiele, 1929
» Genus Prosimnia Schilder, 1927
» Genus Pseudosimnia Schilder, 1927
» Genus Rotaovula Cate & Azuma in Cate, 1973
» Genus Sandalia Cate, 1973
» Genus Serratovolva Cate, 1973
» Genus Testudovolva Cate, 1973
» Genus Adamantia Cate, 1973 accepted as Diminovula Iredale, 1930
» Genus Aperiovula Cate, 1973 accepted as Pseudosimnia Schilder, 1927
» Genus Cypraella Swainson, 1840 accepted as Calpurnus Montfort, 1810
» Genus Delonovolva Cate, 1973 accepted as Cuspivolva Cate, 1973
» Genus Dentivolva Habe, 1961 accepted as Dentiovula Habe, 1961
» Genus Galera Cate, 1973 accepted as Habuprionovolva Azuma, 1970
» Genus Galeravolva Cate, 1973 accepted as Habuprionovolva Azuma, 1970
» Genus Inflatovula Cate, 1973 accepted as Diminovula Iredale, 1930
» Genus Labiovolva Cate, 1973 accepted as Prionovolva Iredale, 1930
» Genus Lacrima Cate, 1973 accepted as Margovula Iredale, 1935
» Genus Stohleroma Cate, 1973 accepted as Cuspivolva Cate, 1973
Subfamily Simniinae F. A. Schilder, 1925
  » Genus Contrasimnia Lorenz & Fehse, 2009
» Genus Cymbovula Cate, 1973
» Genus Cyphoma Röding, 1798
» Genus Dissona Cate, 1973
» Genus Naviculavolva Lorenz & Fehse, 2009
» Genus Quasisimnia Lorenz & Fehse, 2009
» Genus Simnia Risso, 1826
» Genus Simnialena Cate, 1973
» Genus Xandarovula Cate, 1973
» Genus Calpurna Fleming, 1828 accepted as Neosimnia P. Fischer, 1884 accepted as Simnia Risso, 1826
» Genus Cymbula Cate, 1973 accepted as Cymbovula Cate, 1973
» Genus Neosimnia P. Fischer, 1884 accepted as Simnia Risso, 1826
» Genus Pseudocyphoma Cate, 1973 accepted as Cyphoma Röding, 1798
» Genus Spiculata Cate, 1973 accepted as Simnia Risso, 1826
» Genus Velox Monterosato, 1878 accepted as Simnia Risso, 1826
Environment marine
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Note  Classification: The classification of this family herein follows essentially Lorenz & Fehse (2009) except for the definition of genera Simnia Risso, 1826, Neosimnia Fischer, 1884 and Xandarovula Cate, 1973 which follow considerations expressed by Dolin & Ledon (2002: 341). [details]
LSID urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1747
Taxonomic
Edit history
 
Date   action   by
2004-12-21 15:54:05Z  created  db_admin
2009-11-13 10:12:01Z  changed  Tran, Bastien
2011-03-20 15:24:09Z  checked  Rosenberg, Gary
  
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  Citation: Rosenberg, G. (2013). Ovulidae. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1747 on 2013-05-24
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